Ajay Devgan insulted on Kapil Sharma’s show for promoting Gutkha? Read, fact-check

A video featuring film actor Ajay Devgn is circulating widely on social media. Users sharing the video claim that during an episode of the Kapil Sharma Show, BJP politician Manish Kasyapsob criticized the promotion of Vimal Pan Masala and allegedly insulted Ajay Devgn for endorsing Vimal Gutka.

While sharing a video a username PNRai wrote “The film people who earn money by advertising poison should be invited and insulted in the same manner and those dependent on reputation, it is their compulsion to laugh!”

This video has also been shared by many other users with similar claims.

Fact Check

Upon investigation, we discovered a video from the KapilSharmaShow on YouTube, uploaded on January 5, 2024, featuring Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn alongside NoraFatehi and other artists.

In the video, there is no instance of Manish Kasyapab being shown during the show or commenting on the Vimal Gutka advertisement.

Conclusion

 DFRAC’s FactCheck confirms that the viral video has been edited. Therefore, the claim by social media users that Ajay Devgn was insulted on the Kapil Sharma Show for endorsing Vimal Gutkha is misleading.